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Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

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Al Manassa chronicles the key events that followed the arrest, prolonged pretrial detention, and ongoing prosecution of its cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 28-5-2026

Timeline: The hefty price Ashraf Omar is paying for a cartoon

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

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24-5-2026

Rights groups demand screenwriter Omar Salah Marei’s immediate release

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

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14-5-2026

'Prison is not where they belong': Families urge release of political detainees

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

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10-5-2026

Ashraf Omar's trial postponed as security bars family from courtroom

Editorial| Ten years of survival

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As the world marks Press Freedom Day, Al Manassa celebrates ten years of survival and independent journalism, and calls for the release of our colleague, cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Al Manassa_ 4-5-2026

Editorial| Ten years of survival

Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s trial to begin 10 May

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28-4-2026

Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s trial to begin 10 May

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, journalists demand action for imprisoned colleagues

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22-4-2026

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, journalists demand action for imprisoned colleagues

Karama Party announces sit-in to demand release of prisoners of conscience

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15-3-2026

Karama Party announces sit-in to demand release of prisoners of conscience

Rights groups urge Egypt to free Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar

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5-3-2026

Rights groups urge Egypt to free Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience escalates push to free detainees

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15-1-2026

Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience escalates push to free detainees

Egypt's FM rejects pressure on LGBTQ+ rights, citing cultural values

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25-12-2025

Egypt's FM rejects pressure on LGBTQ+ rights, citing cultural values

Rights groups slam NCHR report as selective and inadequate

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14-12-2025

Rights groups slam NCHR report as selective and inadequate

Political prisoners’ families demand general amnesty now

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7-12-2025

Political prisoners’ families demand general amnesty now

Ashraf Omar indicted on charges not previously interrogated, lawyer says

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24-11-2025

Ashraf Omar indicted on charges not previously interrogated, lawyer says

Ashraf Omar referred to criminal court after 16 months

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23-11-2025

Ashraf Omar referred to criminal court after 16 months

Family demands release of detained veteran journalist on health grounds

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13-11-2025

Family demands release of detained veteran journalist on health grounds

Over 50 parties, activists launch "Egypt Without Prisoners of Conscience"

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11-11-2025

Over 50 parties, activists launch "Egypt Without Prisoners of Conscience"

UN, rights groups condemn extension of Omar's detention

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9-11-2025

UN, rights groups condemn extension of Omar's detention

Egypt renews cartoonist Ashraf Omar's detention 45 days

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4-11-2025

Egypt renews cartoonist Ashraf Omar's detention 45 days

Rights group: 26 journalists detained or on trial in September

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8-10-2025

Rights group: 26 journalists detained or on trial in September

EJS demands release of detained journalists amid mounting pressure

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16-9-2025

EJS demands release of detained journalists amid mounting pressure

Elbalshy appeals for journalist pardons following Sisi clemency order

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10-9-2025

Elbalshy appeals for journalist pardons following Sisi clemency order

Arbitrary detention renewed for Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar and others

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26-8-2025

Arbitrary detention renewed for Al Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar and others

Damietta journalist arrested after criticizing local council online

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25-8-2025

Damietta journalist arrested after criticizing local council online

Egypt urged to release ailing journalist and an activist held for 6 years

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24-8-2025

Egypt urged to release ailing journalist and an activist held for 6 years